I decided to start this season off early, with a promise to be more active on
Wednesdays. 0100 UTC I flipped on the rig.
I was unable to get a spot in EU on reverse beacon network even with the amp
on. I listened for my signals on some of the KiwiSDR's and could only hear
myself on one, just barely. 160 had this pulsing repeat like a CW note, every
1 kHz on every EU KiwiSDR I listened to.
Went to 80 and tried again. Still lots of noise. Finally spotted by G4IRN
with the amp on.
I know it's early in the season, but I have had many 80 meter transatlantic
QSO's in past years as early as 1 October. The CME isn't expected to arrive
until 1800 UTC on the 19th.
I was disappointed.
Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC FM06be
wd4elg@arrl.net<mailto:wd4elg@arrl.net>
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972 QRP ARCI #16497
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